Conference of Defence Associations Institute
The CDA Institute's programming convenes experts in Canadian defence, international security, and politics to provide nuanced discussion about current and ongoing issues in defence and security. https://cdainstitute.ca/
Podcasting since 2023 • 106 episodes
Conference of Defence Associations Institute
Latest Episodes
The Evolving Role of the National Security and Intelligence Advisor
The role of Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Advisor (NSIA) has become increasingly pivotal in response to a rapidly evolving global security environment. Created in 2005, the position was designed to address gaps in Canada’s nationa...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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47:33
Venezuela, Greenland and the 'Donroe Doctrine'
On Today’s episode of The Expert Series Podcast, Dr. Roland Paris, Ben Rowswell, and Dr. Kamran Bokhari examine the recent U.S. strikes on Venezuela, the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump’s renewed discussion around the poten...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:10:26
2025 Year in Review: Is Canada Prepared for the Threats & Challenges Ahead?
From the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump to the Defence Investment Strategy, Budget 2025, the CPSP downselection, Canada’s integration into ReArm Europe, and this summer’s NATO Summit announcement that Canada would meet the 2% GDP ta...
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Season 4
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Episode 60
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54:14
What Trump's National Security Strategy Means for Canada
The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy arrives, in the words of today’s panel, as a strikingly coherent and assertive statement of American strategic intent—a document whose internal consistency carries deeply worrying implications for Canada...
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50:00
Montreal Climate Security Summit Series, Pt. 1: Civil-Military Cooperation
The CDA Institute’s Climate Security Programme has launched a limited set of episodes of the Expert Series podcast highlighting key insights from the 4th Montreal Climate Security Summit (MCSS), co-hosted with NATO CCASCOE. In our ...
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Season 4
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Episode 58
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